The Jon Stewart Show
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Network | MTV (1993–1994) Syndicated (1994–1995) |
Release | October 25, 1993 June 23, 1995 | –
The Jon Stewart Show is a late night talk show that was hosted by comedian Jon Stewart. The program premiered on MTV in 1993 as a 30-minute daily offering and became one of the network's more popular shows.
Through a series of events that began with
Guests
Celebrity guests who made appearances on the show included Howard Stern, David Letterman, Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Brandis, Courteney Cox, Sherry Stringfield, Lorenzo Lamas, Bronson Pinchot, Conan O'Brien, Alicia Silverstone and William Shatner. The show was also popular for showcasing the type of musical guests that usually were not seen on other talk shows, such as Sinéad O'Connor, The Breeders, King's X, Quicksand, Blind Melon, Killing Joke, Buffalo Tom, The Figgs, Diamanda Galás, Megadeth, Van Halen, Peter Murphy, Sunny Day Real Estate, Bad Religion, Naughty by Nature, White Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Redd Kross, Gin Blossoms, Dom Pachino, Faith No More, Rocket from the Crypt, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Belly, American Music Club, Fossil, Letters to Cleo, the Crash Test Dummies, "Weird Al" Yankovic, The Afghan Whigs, The Notorious B.I.G., Guided by Voices, Samiam, Warren Zevon, Mike Watt, Body Count, Danzig, Face to Face, Helmet, and Pop Will Eat Itself, as well as fringe sub-culture guests such as Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the SubGenius, and the Gloo Girls.
The show was produced by
One of the more memorable episodes, on June 22, 1995, featured a live performance by the American
The eleven members of (then-upcoming) MTV sketch show
One night after the Marilyn Manson incident,
References
- ^ "Stewart takes over for Arsenio". The Santa Fe New Mexican. July 8, 1994. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Camp, Zoe (2017-10-24). "See Marilyn Manson Play "Lunchbox," "Dope Hat," Burn Bible On 'Jon Stewart' In 1995". Revolver. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ Brownfield, Troy (2018-10-26). "25 Years Ago: When Jon Stewart Was an MTV Star". The Saturday Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa (2016-08-19). "Jon Stewart To Larry Wilmore On Final 'The Nightly Show': "What Did You Do, Piss Off Peter Thiel?"". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
External links
- Jon Stewart, Jennifer Tilly & the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
- The Jon Stewart Show at IMDb
- The Jon Stewart Show Debuted 20 Years Ago Tonight, published October 25, 2013 on Mental Floss.com.